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A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or upgrades his computer. This feature is named KARL — Kernel Address ...

The Linux-Rust team has implemented new functions for kernel version 6.14 that promise a more stable use of core functions. Miguel Ojeda, the lead developer of Rust for Linux, has announced a number ...

The controversial d_genocide() function has been stripped from the Linux kernel's upcoming update. Introduced two years ago, the code's name likely violated inclusive language rules. A recent update ...

There's some interesting (although quite misguided) discussion of Apple's decision to keep closed the source code for the Intel version of xnu, the kernel that underlies Dawin and Mac OS X. Infoworld ...

On Linux kernel programming mailing lists oriented toward new developers (see the on-line Resources), a number of common questions are asked. Almost every time one of these questions is asked, the ...

Kernel Mode Linux (KML) is a technology that enables the execution of user processes in kernel mode. I described the basic concept and the implementation techniques of KML on IA-32 architecture in my ...

Windows operating system comes with both Kernel and User modes, but not everyone knows the difference between both. In fact, most users have no idea these modes exist, but yet they’ve used them before ...

At the WWDC conference last year, Apple announced plans to deprecate macOS "kernel extensions" (KEXTs) and replace them with a new mechanism called "system extensions." The first step towards this ...